I was a girl like Tom Boy and I danced too
No, I used to make their pony tails and made them dance too. Maybe I was also a tomboy, but I don't know Did you climb trees? Yes, trees, and water fights, everything under the sun. Did someone stop you from eating a lot? or street food? Yes from my Mom's side You know my Mom right, she is paranoid. She used to do so many things I remember once outside my school, we had Gola right opposite our gate, and I was always been the kind if somebody stops me from doing something everyone's like that right that this we have to do then so my Mom had said do not eat the gola outside the school, because it's water is not that hygienic.
Now I was making my way to cross the road and just my luck a car pulls up and my Mom is like "Mahiraaa" and I was like Ah. Were you scared of her? Not really, I mean we were, but not really. So who was more strict Mom or Dad? They tried to be strict but... No my parents raised us like we were 4 roommates. Doing our own thing My mom was obviously strict. There is an incident that I can never forget, but if I tell my Mom would get very angry if I tell No, nobody will say anything do tell I was telling her that I don't want to study, I know this I know my math. so don't make me study But she was like no I remember my desk was facing the window, it was an old house with round windows and my brother and cousin were playing outside, and here she was making me study, that is so... So I am looking that these guys are playing, and I am studying,
so I was like I am not going to study So she said wait and watch, you know what she did There is a yellow dress that my grandmother got me, yellow dress, lemon color and she sat there with it, and she said "I am going to burn this dress" and I was like what she denies it, of course she denies everything. she is like I never did it. I have never hit you I would say you used to throw hangers at me and she would say but I would always miss it. so technically I have not hit you But I said at least you tried. My mother also used to throw things at me, but because I would not do anything But to tell you the truth. she never hit us, she always used to scare us with threats but didn't actually do it And the second thing that she would do to scare us was 'Sit in the car' So both of us would sit in the car.
So we would ask her, where are we going 'We are going to the burns ward' and she would be like you need to know what it means to be grateful for what you are ungrateful and she was melodramatic but not that strict And my dad used to work. so much we would hardly meet him But he was the kind of dad. who we would be afraid of too, because he was an angry man But you cannot imagine All my friends There is usually one home. where all friends gather, that was my house All my childhood friends who are still there. They would come to our house, and you won't believe, we would stay up late at night, till 3:00 am and we would wake up my dad Dad, without saying a word, would get up and make food for us he would ask everyone what they want to eat... omelate, fried eggs, parathas..
That is so special And what were you dreaming about at that time Oh... I was dreaming about being on the big screen. since I was a kid And how did it happen? Which film did you see, which actor did you get inspired by The truth is... That I had seen Ram Lakhan. The songs were amazing I don't know how I saw it Madhuri was beautiful Ya, and she was singing and I was like Oh My Gosh. I was like this I need to do You know how it is at our home, nobody is an actor or interested I think my mother would have been good. She would have been a good actor She was beautiful,
I remember
her as a beautiful girl. You know we were in school together Of course I have a
picture of all of you guys, Bunto Khala, you, everyone But nobody was interested
Not even singing No music. There was music, but my dad and mom would listen to
it sometimes, my mom would sing old songs But it wasn't a family that watches
films Bankers, Businessmen, Doctors So me even thinking about it was a weird
thing for them that how can this be possible But everybody knew that this is a
different case Because I would lock doors turn on the tape recorder and dance
it was something and I loved wearing Sarees of my Grandmother.
So how did you go abroad to study. That is another story So, I was a good student And it is silly when people ask if you are a good student. why would you do arts I would not get it But I did want to you know, study further So what did you study. there I went there to study chemical engineering No, really Ya, Chemistry was my favorite subject But you dad was a banker so shouldn't you have been more interested in MBA or CA But I enjoyed Sciences I loved chemistry and I liked Math. When I went to college I realized this is not something that I can do So I changed majors and I did psychology But I couldn't complete my college.
Why Well I think mostly
personal reasons. I think I spent so much time there When I went there. You know
people have a certain college life Till date people tell me. I am sure you have
a lot of fun But people don't believe me But you should ask my friends and they
will tell you how big of a loser. I was But I was not a loser because I was a
loser Just because, by default I had to work to pay for my college for fees. so
I had taken that upon myself the rent college fees That is great. That at a
young age one realizes their responsiblity that they don't have to be anyones
burden, and do things on their own. so I think that is fantastic. It has paid me
back But you cannot run away from this one work acting.
There is no way out of it Because this is like an addiction its so amazing that every new project just pulls you away and keeps pulling you. So will you run away from this? This is a very interesting thing that you have mentioned Because I feel that you do go away I do go away and then you are happy going away Regrets? Do you feel that you should have studied more? No not really This I don't think about that I should have studied more I might still go study further But I think at that time.
I had Because it was not a normal college life For instance. I would do two jobs and then going to college then I would take a semester off to work properly. so that I have the money and then I would study. So I got tired somehow also I came back and I got married I was, you know And when did you fall in love I fell in love when I was very young, I was 14 It happened there? And the joy is just really unmatchable. As is the pain that might come with it Pain is when your are separated because you have to go to work That's the moment you want to leave or you want to I remember Anum, my older one She was born after 12 years of marriage I remember,
I use to go to work daily My whole career flourish during that time. She was use to of saying Mama! don't go I told her I have to go. Then she cried I told her don't cry! She always replied " I can't control my tears" And my God, my heart, just melt away! I know how that feels, it's So how many times do you call Azlan in a day? No! I don't call him many times in the day. So when you leave Because Why don't I call him during the day? Because... how can I call him in the day. when my mom calls me a thousand times in the day! It's like I'm like... really, it's like... I'm going to react to mom.
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